Open Skies At Mattala – Some Points To Consider
by Dr. Ruwantissa Abeyratne, FRAeS, FCILT
( June 17, 2015, Montreal, Sri Lanka Guardian) On 23 April of this year, The Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka issued in the public domain a statement to the effect that The Government of Sri Lanka has decided to adopt, with immediate effect, a full open skies policy for commercial aircraft operating into and out of Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport using all 9 freedoms of air traffic rights. To those uninitiated in air transport jargon, this may sound arcane and sweeping in scope, and they would be correct.
